Necktie rack



April 1940-v A. J. McKELVlE 2,196,118

NECKTIE RACK Filed April 26, 1959 INVENTOR ATTOR N EYS Patented 2, 1940 a A i I A TES PATENT t mer Archie J. McKelvie,-Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Application April 26, 1939, Serial No. 270,215

2 Claims. (01. 21189) This invention relates to necktie racks and has from the lower portion of the base, and a pair of for an object to provide a metal rack having spaced clamping arms I! extending downwardly clamp members spaced to engage neckties at from the upper portion of the base and curved spaced points in such manner as to hold the neckoutwardly from the base, as shown at I8, to over- 5 ties without creasing or mutilating the same and lie the spaced arms It and coact therewith in 5 at the .same time prevent the ties from slipping forming clips to receive neck ties E9. of! the rack. The base is provided with loops 20 forming A further object is to provide a necktie rack openings to receive nails 2| or similar securing which will be formed of a few strong simple and means for attaching the necktie rack to a supl0 durable parts, which willbe inexpensive to manuport 22. The tipsof the clamping portions I8 10 facture, and which will not easily get out of order. of the arms I1 and the tips of the arms [6 are With the above and other objects in view the bent reversely to each other to provide a flared invention consists of certain novel details of conentrance opening to permit easy application of struction and combinations of parts hereinafter the neckties to the clips. fully described and claimed, it being understood More specifically, the single length of resilient that various modifications may be resorted to wire may be first directed from its initial end 23 Within the scope of the appended claims without and reversed upon itself to form the loop and departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the left end iii of the base, then directed downwardly advantages of the invention. and forwardly, then rearwardly and upwardly to 20 In the accompanying drawing forming part of form the left arm I! and clamping portion I 8 20 this specification: thereof, then directed toward the rightend of the Figure 1 is a perspective view of a necktie rack base, as shown at 24, to form the upper central formed of resilient wire, in accordance with. the portion ofthe base, then again directed downinvention. wardly and forwardly, then rearwardly, and up- 25 v Figure 2 is aside elevation of the rack shownin wardly to form the, right arm l1 and clamping 25 Figure 1 with a necktie applied thereto. portion l8= thereof, then reversed upon itself to t Figure 3 is a perspective view of amodified form the lop 20 and right end i5 of the base, form of the necktie rack, formed of sheet metal. then directed forwardly, then rearwardly to form Figure 4 is a detail sectional view taken on the the righ a at t e lower edge Of t e ba 60 line 4-4 of Figure 3. then directed toward the left end of the base as 0 Referring now to the drawing in which like shown at 25 to form the lower central portion characters of reference designate similar parts in of the base, then directed forwardly then rearthe various views, I!) designates a sheet metal wardly to form the left arm [6 at the lower. edge base ofisubstantially rectangular contour having of the base, and finally the terminal end 25 of apertures II to receive nails or other securing the wire may be soldered or otherwise secured to 35 means. the initial end 23. I A pair of integral spaced arms l2 extend for- From the above description it is thought that wardly from the base at its lower edge. A pair the construction and operation of the invention of spaced clamping arms l3 extend downwardly will be fully understood without further explana- 40 from the upper edge of the base and are curved tion. 40

outwardly from the base, as shown at M, to What is claimed is: overlie the spaced arms l2 and coact therewith 1. A necktie rack comprising a single length of in forming clips for receiving neck ties. resilient wire bent to form a base and loops at As shown in Figure 4 the clamping portions l4 the ends of the base to receive securing devices,

of the arms l3 are concave and the arms I! are a plurality of integrally formed spaced arms'ex- 5 convex, so as not to injure or crease neck ties I tending forwardly from the'base portion at its clamped therebetween. As shown in Figure 3, the lower edge, and a plurality of clamping portions tips of the clamping portions l4 and the tips of extending downwardly from the upper edge of the arms l2 are bent reversely from each other the base, said clamping portions beingcurved to provide a flared entrance opening to permit outwardly and upwardly from the base portions 50 the neckties to be easily applied to the clips. and overlying the spaced arms to coact with the A modified form of the invention shown in Fig arms in. forming clips. I ure 1 is formed of a single length of resilient 2. A necktie rack comprising asingle length of wire. Briefly, the wire is bent to provide a base resilient wire bent to form a base and loops at the 15, a. pair of spaced arms l6 extending forwardly ends of the base to receivesecuring devices, a 55 plurality of integrally formed spaced arms extending forwardly from the base portion at its lower edge, and a plurality of clamping portions extending downwardly from the upper edge of the base, said clamping portions being curved outwardly and upwardly from the base portions and overlying the spaced arms to coact with the arms in forming clips, the wire being first directed from its initial end and reversed upon itself to form the loop and left end of the base, then directed downwardly and forwardly, then rearwardly and upwardly to form the left arm and clamping portion thereof, then directed toward the right end of the base to form the upper central portion of the base, then again directed downwardly and forwardly, then rearwardly and upwardly to form the right arm and clamping portion thereof, then reversed upon itself to form the loop and right end of the base, then directed forwardly, then rearwardly to form the right arm at the lower edge of the base, then directed toward the left end of the base to form the central lower portion of the base, then directed forwardly and then rearwardly to form the left arm at the lower edge of the base, and finally the terminal end being secured to the initial end of the wire.

ARCHIE J. MCKELWE. 

